| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 18:5:1 ⧉בַּיהוָ֥הbayahwehin the LORD 2 Kings 18:5:2 ⧉אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לeloheiyisraelGod of Israel 2 Kings 18:5:3 ⧉בָּטָ֑חbatachhe trusted 2 Kings 18:5:4 ⧉וְאַחֲרָ֞יוveakharavand after him 2 Kings 18:5:5 ⧉לֹא־הָיָ֣הlohayathere was not 2 Kings 18:5:6 ⧉כָמֹ֗הוּkamohulike him 2 Kings 18:5:7 ⧉בְּכֹל֙bekholamong all 2 Kings 18:5:8 ⧉מַלְכֵ֣יmalkheikings of 2 Kings 18:5:9 ⧉יְהוּדָ֔הyehudaJudah 2 Kings 18:5:10 ⧉וַאֲשֶׁ֥רvaasherand those who 2 Kings 18:5:11 ⧉הָי֖וּhayuwere 2 Kings 18:5:12 ⧉לְפָנָֽיו׃lefanavbefore him |
| 5. Formal Translation He trusted in the LORD God of Israel {Yahweh Elohei Yisrael, Unique Covenant God}, and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation He put his trust in the LORD, the God of Israel {Yahweh Elohei Yisrael, Faithful Protector}. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. |